Press Releases
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Chair of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, commends the House passage of the FY 2022 federal legislation to fund the economic, educational, health care, and environmental priorities of the American people, including our urgent national security needs amid Russia's war in Ukraine. The bill now goes to the Senate for passage before heading to the President's desk to be signed into law.
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Chair of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, led a classified hearing this morning to receive testimony from General Tod Wolters, Commander, U.S. European Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander, for details on Russia's military assault on Ukraine, the response from Ukrainian resistance, and U.S. military activities in the European theater to support Ukraine's military operations.
Chair McCollum released the following statement:
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) has invited Roseville Area School District Board Chair Curtis Johnson as her virtual guest to President Biden's State of the Union Address to Congress tomorrow. Safety protocols meant this year's in-person attendance is limited. Recently, Mr. Johnson joined fellow school board leaders and superintendents in an online field hearing hosted by Congresswoman McCollum on the benefits of federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) dollars in keeping schools open safely, improving access to online learning, expanding access to COVID-19 testing, and more.
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement:
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Chairman Adam Schiff, Congresswoman Barbara Lee and will hold a press conference on the Congressional delegation to the Munich Security Conference, February 19th, at 5 p.m. C.E.T./ 11:00 a.m. E.T. at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof.
WHO:
Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Adam Schiff, Chair, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Barbara Lee, Subcommittee Chair, State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, House Appropriations Committee
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Dean of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation, issued the following statement today after learning Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) has died after a three-year battle with Stage IV kidney cancer:
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Chair of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, announced she will join House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and senior House national security leaders to participate in the Munich Security Conference with allies from NATO and non-NATO countries seeking to peacefully resolve Russia's aggressive posture toward Ukraine. Chair McCollum issued the following statement:
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) released the following statement in recognition of Black History Month:
"Each February we commemorate Black History Month to honor the immeasurable contributions of Black Americans, whose experiences, art, and stories have always enriched the fabric of what it means to be an American. Black history is American history, Black culture is American culture, and Black stories are American stories.
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Chair of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, voted for the short-term Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act, which continues federal government funding through March 11 to provide time to complete bipartisan, bicameral negotiations on fiscal year 2022 appropriations legislation. Chair McCollum today delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in support of H.R. 6617:
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) released the following statement today ahead of the House's consideration of the bipartisan Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (H.R. 4445).